Bongaigaon district is situated in western part of Assam on
the north bank of mighty river Brahamaputra. It is about 200KM away from the state capital Dishpur of Assam. The
District was curved out from Goalpara and Kokrajhar district in the year 1989.

Bongaigaon district is sorrounded by four districts namely Barpeta in the Eastern part,
Goalpara in the South-Eastern part, Kokrajhar in Western part and Dhubri in the
South-Eastern part. Bhutan is also situted near by Bongaigaon district in the Northern
part which is about 100 km from Bongaigaon HQs. There are many hillocks in Bongaigaon
district in an around Jogighopa township. It is interesting to note that some of the
hillocks are found to be scattered further in the Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar districts
reaching as far north as the railway line.